Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Breon isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1966. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Breon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,757
- 2,467 boys · 290 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 119 babies
- 2025
- 32
- #3,525 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −26%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 100% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 32 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,525 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 26.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 107 in 1994. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,882 as a first name in 2020; 1,240 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Breon’s family of names
Breon may belong to the same name family as BREONN. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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